Hearts Divided is a 1936 American musical film about the real-life marriage between American Elizabeth 'Betsy' Patterson and Jérôme Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon. It stars Marion Davies and Dick Powell as the couple. The film was a remake of the 1928 silent film Glorious Betsy, which was in turn based on the play Glorious Betsy by Rida Johnson Young. In real life, they were married in Baltimore, before sailing for Europe. Napoleon annulled the marriage, in spite of the existence of a child, and forced Jerome to marry Catharina of Württemberg, making him king of Westphalia. “Luckily, Hollywood treats the lovers Betsy and Jerome with a little more compassion. The couple is even granted a second chance at happiness by Claude Rains' Napoleon.”
Hearts Divided (1936)
Directed by Frank Borzage
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Movie Info
Tags
Courtship, Glorious Betsy, Patriotism, Secret Identity, Tutor
Attributes
Based On: based on plays
Narrative Location: Baltimore
Narrative Location: Baltimore
Alternate Titles
Corações Divididos
BR
Hearts Divided
GB, US
I a.Y. incognito
GR
Med forseglet ordre
DK
Napoleonin lähettiläänä
FI